Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Mechanical Engineer III
Occupation profile for Mechanical Engineer III covers 68 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,671.
- FY2026 certified median
- $127,671
- Total filings
- 68
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $109,687–$150,632
- Top employer
- HCL AMERICA INC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 21 | $105,727 | $99,208 | $118,592 |
| FY2025 | 28 | $115,000 | $109,669 | $133,595 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 19 | $127,671 | $109,687 | $150,632 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- HCL AMERICA INC9 filings
- Lennox International Inc.4 filings
- Designed Conveyor Systems, LLC3 filings
- Type One Energy Group Inc.3 filings
- CEPHEID2 filings
- Cosmodyne, LLC2 filings
- Douglas Blome Engineering Inc.2 filings
- Gilbarco Inc. d/b/a Gilbarco Veeder-Root2 filings
- KFI Engineers PC2 filings
- Motiv Power Systems Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- Milpitas4 filings
- Greensboro3 filings
- Flanders3 filings
- Franklin3 filings
- Carrollton3 filings
- Foster City2 filings
- Seal Beach2 filings
- Sunnyvale2 filings
- Dubuque2 filings
- St. Paul2 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2141 | $117,998 | $141,835 | $165,693 | $189,530 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2141 | $86,091 | $104,042 | $121,971 | $139,922 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 17-2141 | $83,200 | $100,256 | $117,333 | $134,389 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2141 | $110,510 | $134,493 | $158,454 | $182,437 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 17-2141 | $77,688 | $93,434 | $109,158 | $124,904 |
| 2026-27 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 34980 | 17-2141 | $66,310 | $84,469 | $102,648 | $120,806 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 17-2141 | $78,250 | $96,304 | $114,358 | $132,413 |
| 2026-27 | Greensboro-High Point, NCArea 24660 | 17-2141 | $82,534 | $96,450 | $110,365 | $124,280 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2141 | $82,618 | $103,168 | $123,739 | $144,290 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-2141 | $88,026 | $108,222 | $128,398 | $148,595 |